Patents by Inventor Stephen K. Laird

Stephen K. Laird has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Airstream ejected missile engine inlet cover
    Patent number: 5660357
    Abstract: A missile engine inlet cover has an elongate air scoop having a rigid forward shell and a rearward attached flexible molded end piece. The missile engine inlet cover is held in place by the launch rail with the flexible molded end piece releasably inserted into or over the missile engine inlet. During missile launch, flow of air into the open end of the air scoop forces the air scoop to rotate rearward and dislodges the flexible molded end piece from the missile engine inlet to allow operation of the missile engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Grossman, Stephen K. Laird